Chasseron
| Chasseron | ||
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 North side of the Chasseron |
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| height | 1607 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Vaud , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | law | |
| Dominance | 31.9 km → Mont Tendre | |
| Notch height | 590 m ↓ Jougne | |
| Coordinates | 531 382 / 189466 | |
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The Chasseron is 1607 m above sea level. M. high peak in the Vaudois Jura in Switzerland , about ten kilometers northwest of Yverdon-les-Bains .
It is part of the southeastern chain of the Folded Jura , which drops steeply to the Swiss plateau. The ridge of the Chasseron is crossed in the south by the valley of the Arnon , in the east by the Poëta-Raisse gorge , in the north and northwest by the deeply cut valley of Noirvaux and in the west by the Jura pass crossing Col des Etroits ( 1152 m above sea level). ) limited. The south-eastern mountain flank falls relatively gently against the on average 1200 m above sea level. M. lying high terrace from Les Rasses and Bullet . Only below this terrace does the steep step of the southern Jura slope take place. On the north side of the mountain is an evacuation kettle , a so - called half - cycle . Here a body of water has broken up the hard surface layer of the Chasseron limestone. On the opposite side of the basin are the Roches Blanches ( 1470 m above sea level ), over which the canton border between Vaud and Neuchâtel runs.
The Chasseron is up to an altitude of about 1400 to 1500 m above sea level. M. wooded, above are extensive mountain pastures. In winter, skiing is practiced on the south-eastern slope of the Chasseron. There are several ski lifts in the Les Rasses and Sainte-Croix area . At the summit of the Chasseron there is a mountain restaurant with overnight accommodation. When the weather is clear, the mountain offers a panoramic view of the Savoy , the Valais , the Bernese Alps and up to the Säntis .
In 1959 a stone-iron meteorite weighing 4.87 kilograms was found below the summit , but was initially not recognized as a meteorite. It wasn't until 2017 that it was classified as a pallasite and registered under the official name of Chasseron.
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- ↑ Chasseron. Meteoritical Bulletin, accessed June 30, 2020 .